don't wake me i plan on sleeping in

Holy toleedo it's been forever since i've posted one of these thingamagigs.

I apologize for being a bad blogger - life gets busy!

If i have learned anything from this challenge that i have been embarking on lately, is that people should shorten their "i should" lists!!

For the longest time, i felt guilty for not doing the things that i felt i should be doing. I thought, that if i just did all of those things that i thought i should do, the weight on my shoulders would be a little less, and that i would feel better about myself and how i spent my time. The truth is, i've learned that i just cannot do all those things that i think i should do. I think it is actually impossible. and i realize that this is one of those things that people already understand, and that some of you may be rolling your eyes at me right now because it is such a common sense thing, but it's kind of like a breakthrough for me (hey, we all have our demons right?!).

I realized that no matter how many of those things i was doing, and completing, i didn't feel any better about myself. and, to make matters worse, i wasn't really enjoying any of the things i WAS doing because i kept thinking about what i had to do next. and then it hit me. If i keep thinking i need to do the things that i've been meaning to do to be happy - i would never be happy. because my list would never end! Again, insert "that's common sense" comment here.

So now, instead of worrying about getting everything done, or feeling guilty for not doing something, i'm working on accepting that it is what it is. And that i will simply have to prioritize to accommodate what time i do have to do certain things. and Dr. Laura told me today (relax, she's a radio show) is that people shouldn't feel guilty about things unless they are illegal, immoral, or fattening. And well, not making & finishing Christmas cards by December 5th is certainly not any of those.

So, yes, my moral of the story is to not worry so much about what i'm not doing. Because i don't have to be super woman, i am enough just as i am. even if i spend all day in my pjs watching Lost and Criminal Minds. i am enough.

And with that - i leave you with some lovely tunage to remind you to sleep in.



PS. our Christmas tree is up sparkling, and Rolo has never acted more like a cat. It's lovely.